Funny girl
By: Nick Hornby
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print core; Thorndike Press large print core series
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 543
ISBN-13: 9781410478184
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Large type books
Description: In swinging 60s England, the nation is mesmerized by unlikely comedy star Sophie Straw, the former Blackpool beauty queen who just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball. Behind the scenes, the cast and crew are having the time of their lives. But when the script begins to get a bit too close to home, and life starts imitating art, they all face a choice. The show's writers, Tony and Bill, comedy obsessives, each harbour a secret. The Oxbridge-educated director, Dennis, loves his job but hates his marriage. The male star Clive, feels he's destined for better things. And Sophie Straw, who changed her name and abandoned her old life, must decide whether to keep going, or change the channel.